About The Word Prefect
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Prefect
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What's The Definition Of Prefect?
[n] a chief officer or chief magistrate; "the prefect of Paris police"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Prefect: Related Terms | Find terms related to Prefect: apprentice teacher | archon | auditor | autodidact | chancellor | chief executive | chief executive officer | dean | educatee | executive | executive director | executive officer | executive secretary | graduate assistant | inquirer | intern | learner | magistrate | management | managing director | monitor See Also | administrator | executive Prefect In Webster's Dictionary \Pre"fect\, n. [L. praefectus, fr. praefectus, p. p. of
praeficere to set over; prae before + facere to make: cf. F.
pr['e]fet.]
1. A Roman officer who controlled or superintended a
particular command, charge, department, etc.; as, the
prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a
fleet, of the city guard, of provisions; the pretorian
prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the
emperor's person.
2. A superintendent of a department who has control of its
police establishment, together with extensive powers of
municipal regulation. [France] --Brande & C.
3. In the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, a title of
certain dignitaries below the rank of bishop.
{Apostolic prefect} (R. C. Ch.), the head of a mission, not
of episcopal rank. --Shipley.
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